A man who came to witness ‘Jallikattu’, the traditional bull taming sport, was gored to death in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district, police said.
Kalimuthu, hailing from Dindigul district, suffered serious injuries when a bull attacked him while he was standing near the bull collection point.
At least 25 were also injured in the event at Palamedu in Madurai, around 500km from Chennai.
Jallikattu is part of Pongal festivities in Tamil Nadu.
Around 455 bulls participated in the event at Palamedu that began in the morning. The rules of the sport say that a bull tamer will be awarded a prize if he hangs on to the hump of the animal for a certain period of time.
Jallikattu will be held today at Madurai’s Alanganallur where Chief Minister K Palaniswami is expected to witness the event and also distribute prizes to the winners.
A villager attempts to control a bull during the annual bull-taming festival Jallikattu in Madurai yesterday.
